Idk, I think in the city where the cars turn over a lot and people come and go all day, you can’t save a space. But in the burbs, I think it’s okay to park in a cleared space temporarily but not overnight. Like if I take my kid for an afternoon play date, I will park in a cleared space on their street if it’s vacant and not blocked. But I wouldn't park overnight in someone’s cleared space near my house.

Anonymous wrote:Some jerk took my spot in 45 minutes at 6am. I couldn't belive it, other spots were open and available but the jerk wanted mine.

It’s not yours. Go park in one of the other open spots and move on with your life.

I think it is rude if you are parking for the night. If you are just using the spot while running errands or something else for short periods - go for it.

Anonymous wrote:I don’t think it’s rude or inappropriate. I dug my car out. When I come back, I’m going to park it on my street. If the spot I dug out is open, great. If not, I will put it in any available space. Where do you think my car came from?

And if there are no available spaces when you come back will you be fine with having to dig out another?

You do not take someone else's spot. It's the height of rudeness.

My neighbor Larlo dug out his 2 cars (parked one in front of the other), and he and his DD each drove off to work. When Larlo came home, someone had pulled in to the front spot, up to a snow bank, leaving one empty spot behind. So Larlo pulled in right behind the rude person and boxed him in. Rude person had to go door to door to find Larlo in order to get his car out. The rest of the neighbors quietly cheered this entire episode.

Society has loss it's manners. Never punch a car.

I don’t think it’s rude or inappropriate. I dug my car out. When I come back, I’m going to park it on my street. If the spot I dug out is open, great. If not, I will put it in any available space. Where do you think my car came from?

Anonymous wrote:Yes, moving someone's chairs to park is very rude. Nobody should be touching your car, though.

I put a sign up on the spot that said 'sink hole - don't park here'. It's been effective.

Nobody should punch any car. That's vandalism.

If a space is in front of someone's house, even if they do not own it, I would not take it from someone who worked to excavate it and marked it with a possession.

I would not touch someone's chair. It's impossible to know what's going on with a stranger who is not present and if you don't know the neighborhood you don't know how great their need is for that space.

In general, I'm not a taker of things other people want. I just don't need to live life like that. I park far away rather than circle.

I think it is horribly rude to take someone's hard-earned/shoveled parking spot in a storm such as the one we have had. It is more than rude and rings of the person's sense of entitlement.
However, it is not illegal to steal that spot so there is that. But, yes, in the world of "snow etiquette" a person should not take another's spot ever.

Anonymous wrote:Some jerk took my spot in 45 minutes at 6am. I couldn't belive it, other spots were open and available but the jerk wanted mine.

But it's that just 'snow spreading' on your part?

Yes, moving someone's chairs to park is very rude. Nobody should be touching your car, though.

Here’s the thing. It is not common practice in this area. Also, you don’t know if the person who parks in “your” spot on a public street is someone who already shoveled out the spot where their car was and that one is no longer available. You should shovel out your car and leave it where it is. Uber or take public transportation.

Some jerk took my spot in 45 minutes at 6am. I couldn't belive it, other spots were open and available but the jerk wanted mine.

Now that your car has been dug out of the parking space, do you have the right to 'reserve' it for when you come back? Is it an etiquette breach if I should remove your folding chairs and park on up in the space? Am I rude? If you punch my car, is it rude?